Freeganism

Jean over at CollegeOTR (who also dreamed up Waste Not!) recently posted on a movement called "freeganism," which is a lifestyle that "employ[s] alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources." (from here). It seems to me like an impossibility to live completely out of our economic system, but it's an interesting idea and I'm a fan of the dumpster diving/recycling of usable items/saving things part (you know that first hand if you're lucky enough to belong to the EON listserv). Anyway, the website is full of info, and some of it is useful (even if you're not interested in going to the most extreme end of the freeganism spectrum).